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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Naz Shah

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Naz Shah voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 224 different votes 269 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 23% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 3 No
Transport 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 8% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
65.3%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
203
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
858
55.7% of votes cast
191
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
683
44.3% of votes cast
11
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

167
+88.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Appearances
17
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
196
+57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
20
-119.0 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
56 of 66 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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